Avenida Diagonal consolidates its position as the “golden mile” for home decoration and home furnishings
Dozens of stores in the home sector are concentrated in the section of Avenida Diagonal between Plaza Francesc Macià and Passeig de Gràcia. Due to the volume of stores that can be found in this commercial axis known as “the golden mile of furniture“. Miquel Laborde points to two factors to explain the success of […]
Tourism recovers in Barcelona, making hotel rooms much more expensive than in Madrid
Tourism in Barcelona is recovering pre-pandemic figures, with the hotel sector standing out. Even so, the price of rooms has risen by 18% in March, much higher than in cities such as Madrid. Why is this? Miquel Laborde has spoken to Mar Puerto on Fin de Semana on Cope Catalunya and Andorra about this issue […]
Europe’s urban catwalk: a spotlight for major international brands
Gradually, the long shadow of the pandemic begins to fade on the streets. For decades, the promenades and avenues of Barcelona havehas been one of the main focuses of major international brands. Brands from all over the world have historically set their eyes on the city of Barcelona to open the doors of their stores […]
Passeig de Gràcia, the most expensive street in Spain
The effects of the pandemic are beginning to be reversed in the national economy. Thus, in 2022, tourism achieved a recovery of 80% compared to 2019, with Catalonia closing the year with the visit of 14.9 million international tourists and an average accumulated expenditure of 16,659 million euros, according to the latest balance sheet of […]
Barcelona’s potential: a new government for a new direction
Miquel Laborde gives his point of view on the possible problems that Barcelona could have in real estate policy in case of a re-election by the municipal government. During the double legislature of Ada Colau at the head of the Barcelona City Council, a series of policies have been carried out that have generated an […]
Other real estate investments with high profitability
The real estate sector closed 2022 on a positive note. After a first half of the year with figures unseen in the last decade, the sector showed its resilient character and ended 2022 reinforcing its position as a safe asset. Thus, real estate investment in Spain grew by close to 10%. Residential property is the […]
